langs: 1 августа [ru] / august 1 [en] / 1. august [de] / 1er août [fr] / 1º agosto [it] / 1 de agosto [es]
days: july 29 / july 30 / july 31 / august 1 / august 2 / august 3 / august 4
Ocean City , officially the Town of Ocean City , is an Atlantic resort town in Worcester County , Maryland , United States. Ocean City is a major beach resort area along the East Coast of the United States . The population was 6,844 at the 2020 U.S. census , although during summer weekends the city
#2 Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire , England. Located on the northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the borough also called Blackpool . The town is by the Irish Sea , between the Ribble and Wyre rivers, and is 27 miles (43 km) north of Liverpool and 40 miles (64 km
Westgate-on-Sea is a seaside town and civil parish on the north-east coast of Kent , England. It is within the Thanet local government district and borders the larger seaside resort of Margate . Its two sandy beaches have remained a popular tourist attraction since the town's development in the 1860
Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida . It was incorporated on March 26, 1915. [6] The municipality is located on natural and man-made barrier islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay , the latter of which separates the Beach from the mainland city of Miami .
#5 Virginia Key
Virginia Key is an 863-acre (3.49 km 2 ) barrier island in Miami , Florida . It is located in Biscayne Bay south of Brickell and north of Key Biscayne and is accessible from the mainland via the Rickenbacker Causeway . Neighborhood of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States Virginia Key
#6 La Perouse, New South Wales
La Perouse is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . The suburb of La Perouse is located about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) southeast of the Sydney central business district , in the City of Randwick . Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia La Perouse Sydn
Southend-on-Sea ( / ˌ s aʊ θ ɛ n d ɒ n ˈ s iː / ( listen ) ), commonly referred to as Southend ( / s aʊ ˈ θ ɛ n d / ), is a coastal city and unitary authority area with borough status in southeastern Essex , England. It lies on the north side of the Thames Estuary , 40 miles (64 km) east of centra
Lee-on-the-Solent , often referred to as Lee-on-Solent , is a seaside district of the Borough of Gosport in Hampshire, England, about five miles (8 km) west of Portsmouth . The area is located on the coast of the Solent . It is primarily a residential area, with an upsurge of mostly local visitors
Wallaroo is a port town on the western side of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia , 160 kilometres (100 mi) northwest of Adelaide . It is one of the three Copper Triangle towns famed for their historic shared copper mining industry, and known together as "Little Cornwall", the other two being Kadi
Golden Beach ( Chinese : 黃金泳灘 ) is located at the 18 1 ⁄ 2 milestone of Castle Peak Road in So Kwun Wat , New Territories , Hong Kong . It is contiguous with the adjacent Cafeteria New Beach and Cafeteria Old Beach . Beach in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong Golden Beach Beach Golden Beach (back
#11 Calella
Calella is a municipality in the Maresme region of Spain , located 50 km from Barcelona, 50 km from Girona and 6 km from the Montnegre-Corredor Natural Park. It is known as the tourist capital of the Costa del Maresme and is characterized by being a cosmopolitan city with a typical Mediterranean cli
#12 Son of the Beach
Son of the Beach is an American sitcom that aired from March 14, 2000, to October 1, 2002, on FX . The series is a spoof of Baywatch , with much of the comedy based on sexual double entendres , puns , innuendo and the like. A major running gag portrayed the handsome David Hasselhoff character as a b
#13 Kola Peninsula
The Kola Peninsula ( Russian : Ко́льский полуо́стров , Kolsky poluostrov ; Kildin Sami : Куэлнэгк нёа̄ррк ) is a peninsula in the extreme northwest of Russia , and one of the largest peninsulas of Europe . Constituting the bulk of the territory of Murmansk Oblast , it lies almost completely inside t
#14 Bakassi
Bakassi is a peninsula on the Gulf of Guinea . It lies between the Cross River estuary, near the city of Calabar and the Rio del Ray estuary on the east. It is governed by Cameroon , following the transfer of sovereignty from neighbouring Nigeria as a result of a judgment by the International Court
Carrabelle is a city in Franklin County along Florida 's Panhandle , United States. The population was 2,778 as of the 2010 census. [6] Carrabelle is located east of Apalachicola at the mouth of the Carrabelle River on the Gulf of Mexico . City in Florida, United States Carrabelle, Florida City City
#16 Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Ponte Vedra Beach is a wealthy unincorporated seaside community and suburb of Jacksonville, Florida in St. Johns County , Florida , United States. Located 18 miles (29 km) southeast of downtown Jacksonville and 26 miles (42 km) north of St. Augustine , it is part of the Jacksonville Beaches area
#1 Treasure Island, San Francisco
Treasure Island is an artificial island in the San Francisco Bay and a neighborhood in the City and County of San Francisco . Built in 1936–37 for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition , the island's World's Fair site is a California Historical Landmark . [6] Buildings there have been listed
Pheasant Island ( French : Île des Faisans / Île de la Conférence , Spanish : Isla de los Faisanes , Basque : Konpantzia , Faisaien Uhartea Konferentziako Uhartea ) is an uninhabited river island in the Bidasoa river, located between France and Spain , whose administration alternates between both na
#3 Nevis
Nevis / ˈ n iː v ɪ s / is a small island in the Caribbean Sea that forms part of the inner arc of the Leeward Islands chain of the West Indies . Nevis and the neighbouring island of Saint Kitts constitute one country: the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis . Nevis is located near the northern end o
#4 Nonnenwerth
Nonnenwerth (formerly also Rolandswerth ) is an island in the river Rhine in Germany between Rolandseck and Bad Honnef (at river kilometer 642) opposite the island of Grafenwerth [ de ] . The island has been the site of a monastery with interruptions since the beginning of the 12th century, was or
The Maunsell Forts are armed towers built in the Thames and Mersey estuaries during the Second World War to help defend the United Kingdom . They were operated as army and navy forts, and named after their designer, Guy Maunsell . [1] The forts were decommissioned in the late 1950s and later used fo
#6 Ryŏdo
Ryodo Island (sometimes called Ryo-do , Yo-do or Yodo-ri ) is an island in Wonsan harbor in South Hamgyong Province , North Korea . Island of North Korea Ryŏdo Wonsan Harbor during the Korea War, "Yo-do" is in the centre Korean name Hangul 려 도 Revised Romanization Ryodo McCune–Reischauer Ryŏdo
#7 Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies , in the Caribbean region of the Americas , and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of 432 km 2 (167 sq mi) and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). [3] Its capital and largest cit
Fraser Island (also known as K'gari) is a World Heritage-listed island along the south-eastern coast in the Wide Bay–Burnett region, Queensland , Australia. [2] [3] The island is approximately 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of the state capital , Brisbane , and is within the Fraser Coast Region loc
#9 Gråen
Gråen is a small artificial Swedish island in Øresund , originally constructed during the 18th century both in order to protect Landskrona harbour and for military reasons related to the nearby Landskrona Citadel . [2] A smaller allotments area is located on the island, and access is only by boat. [
#10 Melville Island (Northwest Territories and Nunavut)
Melville Island [1] ( French : Île Melville [ citation needed ] ; Inuktitut : ᐃᓗᓪᓕᖅ, Ilulliq [ citation needed ] ) is an uninhabited island of the Arctic Archipelago with an area of 42,149 km 2 (16,274 sq mi) . It is the 33rd largest island in the world and Canada's eighth largest island . Isl
#11 Turtle Islands National Park (Malaysia)
Turtle Islands Park ( Taman Pulau Penyu ) is located within the Turtle Islands, which lie in the Sulu Sea [1] some 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) north of Sandakan in Sabah , Malaysia . [2] It consists of 3 islands - Selingaan , Little Bakkungan and Gulisaan (often spelt with -an instead of the traditiona
#12 Midway Atoll
Midway Atoll ( colloquial : Midway Islands ; Hawaiian : Kauihelani , lit. ' the backbone of heaven ' ; Pihemanu , ' the loud din of birds ' ) [2] [3] is a 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km 2 ) atoll in the North Pacific Ocean. Midway Atoll is an insular area of the United States and is an unorganized and un
The Torres Strait Islands are a group of at least 274 small islands in the Torres Strait , a waterway separating far northern continental Australia's Cape York Peninsula and the island of New Guinea . They span an area of 48,000 km 2 (19,000 sq mi) , but their total land area is 566 km 2 (21
Tinian Naval Base and Naval Air Facility Tinian ( NAF Tinian ) was a major United States Navy sea and airbase base on Tinian Island, part of the Northern Mariana Islands on the east side of the Philippine Sea in the Pacific Ocean . The Base was built during World War II to support the many bombers a
#15 Faial Island
Faial Island ( Portuguese pronunciation: [fɐˈjaɫ] ), also known in English as Fayal , is a Portuguese island of the Central Group (Portuguese: Grupo Central ) of the Azores . The Capelinhos Volcano, the westernmost point of the island, may be considered the westernmost point of Europe , if the Mon
#16 Savage Islands
The Savage Islands or Selvagens Islands ( Portuguese : Ilhas Selvagens IPA: [ˈiʎɐʃ sɛɫˈvaʒɐ̃j̃ʃ] ; also known as the Salvage Islands [2] [3] ) are a small Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean, 280 kilometres (175 mi) south of Madeira , and 165 kilometres (105 mi) north of the Can
#17 Tabon, Batan
Tabon Island is an island located in the province of Aklan in the Philippines. [1] The island is enclosed in Tinagong Dagat (Hidden sea), a bay in the province with a narrow opening to the Sibuyan Sea . Island in Aklan, Philippines Tabon Tabon Location within the Philippines Geography Location Tinag
#18 Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island , also known as Karta Pintingga (literally 'Island of the Dead' in the language of the Kaurna people), [2] is Australia 's third-largest island , after Tasmania and Melville Island . It lies in the state of South Australia , 112 km (70 mi) southwest of Adelaide . Its closest poin
#19 Benbecula
Benbecula ( / b ɛ n ˈ b ɛ k j ʊ l ə / ( listen ) ; Scottish Gaelic : Beinn nam Fadhla [6] or Beinn na Faoghla ) [7] [8] is an island of the Outer Hebrides in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Scotland . In the 2011 census, it had a resident population of 1,283 with a sizable percentage of Rom
#20 Utichy Island
Utichy Island ( Russian : Утичий остров, Ostrov Utichy ) is a small island in the western Sea of Okhotsk . It is one of the Shantar Islands . It lies southwest of the southwest point of Bolshoy Shantar Island and northeast of Ptichy Island . Utichy surrounded by sea ice.
Kunyang or Khunyang Chhish East is a 7,400 metres (24,300 ft) mountain in the Khunyang Chhish massif (a subrange of the Karakoram mountains of Pakistan ). It is separated by a 7,160 metres (23,490 ft) pass from the main summit 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the West and has a 2,700 metres (8,900 f
#2 Mount Mazama
Mount Mazama ( Giiwas in the Native American language Klamath ) is a complex volcano in the state of Oregon , United States , in a segment of the Cascade Volcanic Arc and Cascade Range . Most of the mountain collapsed following a major eruption approximately 7,700 years ago. The volcano is in Klamat
Graham Peak is a 7,563-foot elevation (2,305 m) mountain summit located in Tooele County , Utah , United States. Graham Peak Graham Peak Highest point Elevation 7,563 ft (2,305 m) [1] Prominence 3,043 ft (928 m) [2] Isolation 15.55 mi (25.03 km) [3] Coordinates 40°57′06″N 113°47′23″W
Mount Stanford , at an elevation of 13,979 feet (4,261 m) , is on the Kings-Kern Divide in Kings Canyon National Park . It is named for Stanford University . It is the fifteenth tallest mountain in California [7] and is located about 3.6 miles (5.8 km) from University Peak which was named for th
Kalindi is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. The elevation of Kalindi is 6,102 metres (20,020 ft) . It lies 1.1 km North of Avalanche Peak (India) 6,196 metres (20,328 ft) its nearest higher neighbor. Mana Parbat II 6,771 metres (22,215 ft) lies 4.2 km NNW and it is
Seminary Ridge is a dendritic ridge which was an area of Battle of Gettysburg engagements in July 1863 during the American Civil War (1861–1865), and of military installations during World War II (1941–1945). 1910 Virginia Monument on Seminary Ridge External images 1863 view of ridge Lee's Headquart
#7 The Storr
The Storr ( Scottish Gaelic : An Stòr ) [1] is a rocky hill on the Trotternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye in Scotland . The hill presents a steep rocky eastern face overlooking the Sound of Raasay , contrasting with gentler grassy slopes to the west. Rocky hill on the Isle of Skye, Scotland Not t
#8 Siula Grande
Siula Grande is a mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in the Peruvian Andes . It is 6,344 metres (20,814 ft) high and has a subpeak, Siula Chico, 6,260 m (20,540 ft) high. [2] Mountain in the Peruvian Andes Siula Grande The west face of Siula Grande taken from the col with Yerupaja. Hig
#9 Knockeyon
Knockeyon ( Irish : Cnoc Eóin ) is a hill in County Westmeath , Ireland in the townland of Streamstown. When viewed from the Ranaghan , and Gillardstown side of the hill, it dominates the surrounding lakes in the countryside of northern County Westmeath. The chimney of the cement works in Duleek nea
#10 Mount Shand
Mount Shand is a 12,660 ft (3,860 m) elevation glaciated summit located at the head of the Trident Glacier in the eastern Alaska Range , in Alaska, United States . [4] It is the third-highest peak in the Hayes Range , a subset of the Alaska Range. [1] This remote peak is situated 9.8 mi (16
#11 Mount Hayes
Mount Hayes is the highest mountain in the eastern Alaska Range , in the U.S. state of Alaska . Despite not being a fourteener , it is one of the largest peaks in the United States in terms of rise above local terrain. For example, the Northeast Face rises 8,000 feet (2,440 m) in approximately 2 m
The Pic de Montferrat , culminating at 3,129 m (10,266 ft) , is a crest summit on the Franco-Spanish border, in the massif du Vignemale in the Pyrenees . Pic de Montferrat Le pic de Montferrat (à droite) Highest point Elevation 3,219 m (10,561 ft) [1] Prominence 48 m (157 ft) Coordin
#13 The Kymin
The Kymin , ( Welsh : Cae-y-Maen ), [1] is a hill overlooking Monmouth , in Monmouthshire , Wales . It is located approximately one mile east of Monmouth, on the eastern side of the River Wye and adjacent to the border with the Forest of Dean and England . The summit of the hill, about 800 feet abov
Chaupi Orco (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Chawpi Urqu ; chawpi middle, center, urqu mountain) [6] or Viscachani [3] [7] (possibly from the Aymara 'wisk'acha viscacha ) [8] is a mountain in the Andes on the border of Bolivia and Peru . It has a height of 6,044 metres (19,829 ft) . [1] On t
Snake Mountain , also called Grand View Mountain , is an isolated mountain in the U.S. state of Vermont . The mountain straddles the Addison - Weybridge town line in Addison County . Most of the mountain, including the summit, is part of the 1,215-acre (492 ha) Snake Mountain Wildlife Management A
#16 Negro Mountain
Negro Mountain is a long ridge of the Allegheny Mountains in the eastern United States, stretching 30-mile (48 km) from Deep Creek Lake in Maryland north to the Casselman River in Pennsylvania . The summit, Mount Davis , is the highest point (3,213 feet) in Pennsylvania. [1] Negro Mountain is flan
Pollux ( Italian : Polluce ) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps on the border between Valais , Switzerland and the Aosta Valley in Italy . It is the lower of a pair of twin peaks ( German : Zwillinge ), the other being Castor , named after the Gemini twins of Roman mythology . Pollux' peak is at an e
#18 Horsemans Pack
Horsemans Pack ( 8,156 feet (2,486 m) ), and "The Horseman" ( 7,760 feet (2,370 m) ), are summits located in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington . [3] Located in the south unit of the park, Horsemans Pack is .70 mi (1.13 km) west of Snowfield Peak and the Neve Glacie
Mount Lincoln is the eighth-highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado . The prominent 14,293-foot (4356.5 m) fourteener is the highest summit of the Mosquito Range and the eleventh-highest summit in the contiguous United States . Mount Lincoln is located
#20 The Red Pillar
The Red Pillar is a mountain on Vancouver Island , British Columbia , Canada , located 33 km (21 mi) southwest of Courtenay and 17 km (11 mi) south of Mount Albert Edward . The Red Pillar Highest point Elevation 2,034 m (6,673 ft) Prominence 571 m (1,873 ft) Coordinates 49°31′32.2″
#1 Cania Dam
Cania Dam is a dam in central Queensland , Australia , 37 kilometres (23 mi) north west of Monto , in the locality of Cania . The dam is situated on Three Moon Creek, a tributary of the Burnett River . The dam wall is an earth and rock-fill embankment type. It has a surface area of 7.6 square kilo
#2 Bujagali Hydroelectric Power Station
The Bujagali Power Station is a hydroelectric power station across the Victoria Nile that harnesses the energy of its namesake; the Bujagali Falls , in Uganda . Construction began in 2007 and concluded in 2012. It was officially inaugurated on 8 October 2012 by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and
The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping , in Yiling District , Yichang , Hubei province, central China , downstream of the Three Gorges . The Three Gorges Dam has been the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity
#4 Iron Gate II Hydroelectric Power Station
The Iron Gate II ( Romanian : Porțile de Fier II , Serbian : Ђердап II , romanized : Đerdap II ) is a large dam on the Danube River , between Romania and Serbia . Dam in Bor District, Serbia Iron Gate II Hydroelectric Power Station Location Gogoșu , Mehedinți County , Romania Mihajlovac , Bor Dist
Lake Shelbyville is a reservoir located in Shelby County, Illinois and Moultrie County, Illinois created by damming the Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville, Illinois . The lake's normal surface pool is 11,100 acres (44.9 km 2 ) at an elevation of 183 meters (600.4 ft) . The area that surrounds the la
Cherokee Lake , also known as Cherokee Reservoir , is an artificial reservoir in the U.S. state of Tennessee formed by the impoundment of the Holston River behind Cherokee Dam . [1] Artificial reservoir in East Tennessee, United States Body of water Cherokee Lake Cherokee Reservoir Cherokee Lake nea
Lake Pinatubo ( Filipino : Lawa ng Pinatubo ) is the summit crater lake of Mount Pinatubo formed after its climactic eruption on June 15, 1991. The lake is located in Botolan, Zambales , near the boundaries of Pampanga and Tarlac provinces in the Philippines . It is about 90 km (56 mi) northwest
#8 Minghu Dam
The Minghu Dam ( Chinese : 明湖水壩 ; pinyin : Mínghú Shuǐbà , renamed the Takuan Dam , [1] is a concrete gravity dam on the Shuili River located 7 km (4.3 mi) north of Shuili Township in Nantou County , Taiwan. The reservoir formed by the dam serves as the lower reservoir for the Minhu Pumped Stora
Oberstockensee is a small lake in the Canton of Bern , Switzerland . Its surface area is 11.8 ha (29 acres) . The lake is located above the village of Erlenbach im Simmental , below Stockhorn . During the 19th and 20th centuries, the "Oberstockensee" was often called the Vorderstockensee and/or Sp
#10 Lake Stamford
Lake Stamford , a reservoir formed by Stamford Dam, is located 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Stamford, Texas , in southeastern Haskell County . The lake had a storage capacity in 1999 of 51,573 acre-feet (63,614,000 m 3 ) and drains an area of 368 square miles (950 km 2 ) . Due to sedimentatio
#11 Yamhill River lock and dam
The Yamhill River lock and dam was completed in 1900. It was built near Lafayette, Oregon , to allow better river transport on the Yamhill River from Dayton , to McMinnville, Oregon . While the Corps of Engineers had recommended against construction of the lock, it was built anyway, largely as a res
#12 List of lakes of Minnesota
This is a list of lakes of Minnesota . Although promoted as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", Minnesota has 11,842 lakes of 10 acres (4.05 ha) or more. [1] The 1968 state survey found 15,291 lake basins, of which 3,257 were dry. [2] If all basins over 2.5 acres were counted, Minnesota would have 21,871
#13 Lake Harney
Lake Harney , named for General William S. Harney , is a lake that straddles the county line between Volusia County and Seminole County, Florida , at the coordinates latitude 28°45’21.404", longitude 81° 03’36.019". It is fed by the Saint Johns River which flows through central Florida and feeds man
#14 Ailik Lake
The Ailik or Aylik Lake ( Chinese : 艾里克湖 ; pinyin : Àilǐkè hú ; also transcribed as the [Large] Alike Lake [1] ) is a lake in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region , China. It is located in the northwestern part of the Dzungarian Basin , on the edge of the Gurbantünggüt Desert . Administratively, the la
#15 Abyss Lake
Abyss Lake is a lake in southeastern Alaska . [1] Lying on the eastern side of the Brady Glacier , it receives meltwater from it, which in turn flows into the Dundas River, Dundas Bay , Cross Sound and thence into the Pacific . Lake in Alaska, United States Abyss Lake Abyss Lake Location Southeaster
#16 Lake Lawtonka
Lake Lawtonka is a lake in Comanche County in the state of Oklahoma in the United States . [4] [5] The lake is 2 square miles (5 km 2 ) in area. It is formed by a dam 60 feet (18 m) and 375 feet (114 m) long across Medicine Creek. [6] [7] Body of water Lake Lawtonka East shore of Lake Lawtonka
Great Salt Plains Lake is a reservoir located within the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County , Oklahoma in the United States named because of the salt flats in the area and for the Salt Fork Arkansas River , which is dammed to form the lake. It is notable for the variety of birds
#18 List of service reservoirs in Singapore
The following is a list of service reservoirs in Singapore . There are currently 9 service reservoirs operating in Singapore which are used to store potable water.
Lake Wallenpaupack is a reservoir in Northeastern Pennsylvania . After Raystown Lake , it is the second-largest lake contained entirely in Pennsylvania . It comprises 52 miles (84 kilometers) of shoreline, with a length of 13 miles (21 kilometers) and a maximum depth of 60 feet (18 meters) , and has
Toddbrook Reservoir , a feeder for the Peak Forest Canal , opened in 1838. [3] It is sited above the town of Whaley Bridge in the Derbyshire High Peak area of England. The reservoir is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) providing habitats for herons , ducks and other animals and fish, whil
#1 Scotch Run (Black Creek tributary)
Scotch Run (also known as Scotch Run Creek [1] is a tributary of Black Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania , in the United States. It is approximately 1.6 miles (2.6 km) long and flows through Black Creek Township . [2] The stream is fed by springs and is located at the base of Nescopeck Mountai
The Mill Creek Zanja , also known as the Zankey , is a historic irrigation canal , or zanja , in Redlands , California . The Serrano people dug the canal in 1819 to provide water from Mill Creek for their farms east of the city. The zanja also provided water for the San Bernardino de Sena Estancia m
#3 Yellow River
The Yellow River or Huang He (Chinese: 黄河 , Mandarin : Huáng hé [xwa ̌ ŋ xɤ ̌ ] ( listen ) ) is the second-longest river in China , [2] after the Yangtze River , and the sixth-longest river system in the world at the estimated length of 5,464 km (3,395 mi) . [3] Originating in the Bayan Har Mo
#4 Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park
The Hennepin Canal State Trail , also just called the Hennepin Canal , is an abandoned waterway in northwest Illinois , between the Mississippi River at Rock Island and the Illinois River near Hennepin . The entire canal is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Canal in Illinois, Unit
#5 Oder
The Oder ( / ˈ oʊ d ər / OH -dər , German: [ˈoːdɐ] ( listen ) ; Czech , Lower Sorbian and Polish : Odra [ˈɔdra] ; [lower-alpha 1] Upper Sorbian : Wódra [wʊt.rɑ] ) is a river in Central Europe . It is Poland's second-longest river in total length and third-longest within its borders after the Vistula
South Holland IDB is an English internal drainage board set up under the terms of the Land Drainage Act 1930 . It has responsibility for the land drainage of 148.43 square miles (384.4 km 2 ) of low-lying land in South Lincolnshire . It is unusual as its catchment area is the same as the area of t
Barataria Bay ( French : Baie de Barataria ), also Barrataria Bay , is a bay of the Gulf of Mexico , about 15 miles (24 km) long and 12 miles (19 km) wide, in southeastern Louisiana , in Jefferson Parish and Plaquemines Parish , United States . It is separated from the gulf by two barrier island
Little Tomhicken Creek is a tributary of Tomhicken Creek in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania , in the United States. It is approximately 1.0 mile (1.6 km) long and flows through East Union Township and North Union Township. [1] The watershed of the stream has an area of 4.31 square miles (11.2 km
Bow Back Rivers or Stratford Back Rivers is a complex of waterways between Bow and Stratford in east London, England, which connect the River Lea to the River Thames . Starting in the twelfth century, works were carried out to drain Stratford Marshes and several of the waterways were constructed to
#10 Grachtengordel
The Grachtengordel (known in English as the Canal District) is a neighborhood in Amsterdam , Netherlands located in the Centrum district. The seventeenth-century canals of Amsterdam , located in the center of Amsterdam, were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in August 2010. [1] The Amsterdam C
#11 Regent's Canal
Regent's Canal is a canal across an area just north of central London , England . It provides a link from the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal , 550 yards (500 m) north-west of Paddington Basin in the west, to the Limehouse Basin and the River Thames in east London. The canal is 8.6 miles (
#12 Falsterbo Canal
Falsterbo Canal ( Swedish : Falsterbokanalen ) is a short canal that allows ships to pass inside Falsterbo , Skanör and Ljunghusen from the Baltic to the Öresund . Falsterbo, Skanör and Ljunghusen lie on the Skanör-Falsterbo peninsula (now essentially an island which is called "Näset"). Bridge over
The Manchester Ship Canal is a 36-mile-long (58 km) inland waterway in the North West of England linking Manchester to the Irish Sea . Starting at the Mersey Estuary at Eastham, near Ellesmere Port , Cheshire , it generally follows the original routes of the rivers Mersey and Irwell through the hi
#14 City Road Basin
The City Road Basin is an English canal basin and part of the Regent's Canal in Central London , owned by the Canal & River Trust . It opened in 1820, and made a large contribution to the prosperity of the Regent's Canal. By the 1950s, its surroundings were largely derelict, but a programme of regen
#15 Cherry Creek (Tuolumne River tributary)
Cherry Creek is a large, swift-flowing [4] stream in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, and is the largest tributary of the Tuolumne River . The creek is 40 miles (64 km) long measured to its farthest headwaters; [5] the main stem itself is 26 miles (42 km) long, [2] draining a watershed of 234 s
#16 Dolore
The Dolore ( French pronunciation: [dɔlɔʁ] ) is a French river in the Auvergne region. It originates in the monts du Livradois and joins the Dore , left bank; hence it is a sub-affluent of the Loire . It is 37.1 km (23.1 mi) long. [1] River in France Dolore Show map of France Show map of Auv
#17 Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company
The Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company was a Company in England , formed in 1846, which managed several canals and railways. It intended to convert a number of canals to railways, but was leased by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) from 1847, and although they built one railway in
Mount Damper Falls is a waterfall in the North Island of New Zealand on a tributary, Mount Damper Stream, of the Tongapōrutu River . Mount Damper Falls, Summer 2007
#19 River Arun
The River Arun ( / ˈ ær ən / ) is a river in the English county of West Sussex . At 37 miles (60 km) long, it is the longest river entirely in Sussex [2] and one of the longest starting in Sussex after the River Medway , River Wey and River Mole . From the series of small streams that form its sou
#20 Volga–Don Canal
Lenin Volga–Don Shipping Canal ( Russian :Волго-Донской судоходный канал имени, В. И. Ленина, Volga-Donskoy soudokhodniy kanal imeni V. I. Lenina , abbreviated ВДСК, VDSK ) is a ship canal in Russia . It connects the Volga and the Don at their closest points. Opened in 1952, its length is 101 km (
#1 Black Sea
The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia , east of the Balkans , south of the East European Plain , west of the Caucasus , and north of Anatolia . It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. The Black Sea is suppl
#2 Berd Bay
Berd Bay is a body of water located between Berd River and Novosibirsk Reservoir . The length of the bay is about 30 km, the average width is 1.5 km, and the maximum depth is 18 m. [1] Body of water Berd Bay Location Novosibirsk Oblast Coordinates 54.752°N 83.201°E / 54.752; 83.201 Type Bay Part
Port Curtis is a both a port and a pastoral district in Queensland , Australia. [1] [2] It is located off the coast of the present-day city of Gladstone and was the original name of the township. The Port Curtis pastoral district in and around Gladstone was gazetted on 23 March 1868. [2] This articl
#4 Abu Qir Bay
The Abū Qīr Bay (sometimes transliterated Abukir Bay or Aboukir Bay ) ( Arabic : خليج أبو قير ; transliterated : Khalīj Abū Qīr) is a spacious bay on the Mediterranean Sea near Alexandria in Egypt , lying between the Rosetta mouth of the Nile and the town of Abu Qir . The ancient cities of Canopus ,
#5 Gelting Bay
Gelting Bay ( German : Geltinger Bucht , Danish : Gelting Bugt ), sometimes also the Bay of Gelting , is a bight of the Baltic Sea on the northeastern coast of the region of Anglia at the exit to the Flensburg Fjord near the town of Gelting . The bay extends from Habernis in the northwest via Wacker